The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-11-01
IA WHEELING LADY
1SrifE pARLoR MATCH COMPANY ,,slr An;
A Former Well Known Musician OF this City
Illsiug In her Chosen profe,siop, tho
stngs-A Surprise for Friends who r
Have not Heard OF her Lately, 4,

ot"ss-A outpfiSo Tor Friends who
Have not Heard OF her Lately,
It has gos!en TO DO quite saying among
the newspaper men Of this city that no
good theatrical company on tho road Ia
complete, unlets 1t has attached to It, In
sotne capacity or othor, q Wheellpyite,
There arc nearly . score Of former ,resl.
dents now in tho theA.ricsl profession,
and II can be said Of them oil tNat thoy
have risen and are rising steadily In their
choaen vocation and arc not only credit
10 themselves but to thu old Nail Clty. L.
Tho popular and arccessiul couedisns.
Evans and Hosy, who opened n two.
nights engagement at the Opora Honse
last n'ght,not satisfied with ono Wheeling.
Ito, have two. Their their advance man.
Hairy Mann (Mr. Nanny Heymanl was
here iaot week and removed former &c.
quainlsncss In company with Mr.. Charlie
Drew, Of the Carleton Company, The tSo
wero lchoolbnys here together, l.,' I
Tho other Wheeling representative with
tho company is u most Charming and
pleading one, whom tho old town NAV
well be proud OF. Tn the proprsmu,e hcr
namo Is givon nq Miss Mario DsLsuo: Ia
tho cast she ia Diana Todd, q friend OF tho
ktdds. ln appearances sho Is hand
nome, b!ock.haired, blsck.eysd little
lady, with a remarkably pure.
sweet soprano voice OF inuc6 strength,
which 10 used TO adyantape and
with marked effect In leading all the
chorueea and IN number Of othcf musi.
cal numbers with which the laughing
success abounds. 5f' :. H.
hliaa DeLano will he batter known to
Wheeling people as Ida Clifton, daughter
Of Mira. II. A. d. Clifton, who formerly
lived on tho Island. Miss Clifton was
married hero to James Martin, also Of
thia city, but the marriage proved an un.
happy ono, and Mira. Martin WAS granted
divorce and restored to her nlaiden
name. It is now something over three
years since Mira. Martin, TO be known here.
after 90 Miss Clifton, left Wheeling,
At that time she was tho loadinv
SOPRANO in the Fourth Street M. E.
church choir, aud her sweet voice will BE-
readily recalled by those who used to
listen to 1t with ouch plsssure.l She alec
used to be heard in concer.a here. Her
fret appearance before an audience rs a
vocalist was about eight years ago, when
Bho Taa eCsrce sixteen years old, at /, eoires
given by M,g. Shelb In Frapzheim's Hall,
On Main street. She was at that timo a
pupil Of Mrs. Sheib's. She alao studied
music, and shout completed tho course, at
Mt. de Ohsn.al, but did not graduate. 2l
Yesterday Miss Clifton gpept the dsy
calling on formsr friends and yesterday
afternoon she entertained quits number
ct Houao's mueic etora on Market street.
singing C. number Of songs. Excepting
those who knew 6ho was here, there were
few in the audience last night who ,ecog.
nised in Msrie De Lano, the plump, pref.
" llt.!e woman who appeared III nun.
Der Of dis.racting coatumes,l the Ida Olif.
ton OF q few yesra ago. In the DANCE
and cong Of u the Gspphos, chs
was the one in the blue costume. In tie
Last oct she wore simple white estin
gown, decotiette with g corsase bouquet of
natural flowers taken from handsome
horal offering sent behind tho ecenes by q
friend. l. waa in this act that her
superb voice was heard to
the beat advanlsse--in the uuarsot,e.
"Sscet aud Low" General resre.
was felt by those who knew that Miss
Cliitou was.on the stage, TINT on opportu.
nifty waa notatsoIdod to hear her In colo +;
in fact several n1riously discussed sending
q request to Messrs. Evsns and Hoey 10
let her appear before the curtain and cling
one Of her old bsllads. :
A. reporter ssnt bis cad back aud Yss
Sraciously granted an interview With the
bright little woman. Sha irst wont on
the stsge il Chicago in August, 1855. IN n
ballad niEgor, and made hit from the ont.
get. ct tbs. time rho was appearing every
night and st thres m4tinees esch wesf
end rs the ssme time siding tc
her musical education by taking
lcasons i:om Prof. Phillips, OF the
Chicago Conservatory. She started
in with the determination to climb to the
top. and she hads encouragement in tie
fsos thnt abe has already mounted eoyeral
steps. She was not long on the stage in
Chicago when she WIS offered position in
rhomas' Opers Company, and spent the
winter travelling with tbs! Company in
| the AorthSeet. In "Ruddyyors" abs bad
the dual psrt OF Fora and Ruth, and in he,
ecrap book she hes large NUN Der Of
highly piimentary notices given by
ksnsas City and Omaha papers, and by
the press ofother largs cities. !,
! Five weeks ago che Eas e1gaged BIZ
Messrs. Evans;& Hosy, and those who
saw her last Eight will voca the prediction
now made, thatsh ose gentlemen will moi
regret having Gugaged hsr. When told
about the idea Of her iriends to call he.
out in a colo, she blushed in q becoming
manner, and said with All air Of pride
that she expected to have solo in
"'The Match befors long. II would
be g very acceptable addition. Miss Cl:f.
ton Gays that che is pleased to Do in
Wheeling once more for two reaaope: i.
gives her pleasure to meet old friends, and
the Kind greeting they extend ia mo1o
than gratifying When asked how she
liksd theatrical life, che said that in any
walk ones life ia what one makes It; che
tries to make her'G happy one by locking
st the bright eide Of things ct all times,
and in this che Is succeeding admirably
In her trsvela about the country Miss
Clifton Lss lost none OF her attractions
| JAo 40 10 GoAiSly 60 tNcE auu uuW ttlat II
ia known who Msrie DeLano 10, there will
probably be big house tonight 10 gras.
Wheeline's former songstress. Il. r. e.
| OF couree it goes without saying that
"a Parlor Match was funny. Tho house
was packed TO the doo1s. I The laughter
and applause Tss continuous from begin.
ming to end. The play will be repeatsd
| tonight, when the engagement cloaen.
The company il larger than over and ell
the spacialties nro new. The Costumes
arc handsome and stirling, the music
catchy and the iun continuous. 49, 49,,